The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-08

sound, If not brilliant, intellect, have
made firm impression upon all classes
of the people who are not merely poll
ticians. There are many, and who
shall pronounce them enthusiasts? who
rank Cleveland among the very best
Presidents we have ever had. There
was at first a great howl sent up that
he did not turn all Republicans out and
entrust to unskilIful and it may be,
dishonest hands for there was no time
for wise selection) the vast and intricate
officers of the Government.
1t has been the good fortune of Cleve-
land, bya wise and patient course, to
appease this clamor by accomplishing
largely in two years W at he was asked
to do at once. Nor does it seem in max
ing such wholesale removals that he
has incurred the serious displeasure of
the "Mugwumps."
For we find Mr.. G. w. Curtis declaim-
ing in Harper's Weekly, that President
Cleveland remains, despite his partial
disregard of civil service reform, the
choice of the reformers as against any
candidate yet named by the
Republicans. The President is evil
IDENTIFY far-seeIng man, and may con-
graduate himself for the enviable
position in which he is now placed.
II seems that he has worked constantly
with certain ends in view, and has per-
sisted in spite of the ridicule of his adj
versaries and the scorn of his own
party. That he will receive the nom
inatlon seems to be accepted as certain.
What are the partisan leaders of the
Grand Army endeavoring to do?
Through them directly, or because of
the course taken by them, the Office of
President has been subjected to more
gross insults than at any time during
our history, except during the Civil
War. Tuttle with his outrageous pro-
position, Fairchild with his Three
Palsies, and the Wheeling incident
what does it all mean? And then one
Foraker, Governor of Ohio, NEEDLES in |
the disgraceful business, and with a dis |
respect and an acrimony fortunately |
without precedent, says that the Presi-
dent cowed like whipped spaniel at
the storm raised by his approval of the
suggestion to return the flags; while,
as matter of fact, no man realizing mis-
OWN fallibility, and that he had made a
could have more manfulIy re-
yoked an erroneous order than did the
President.
There appears to be plot to reduce
he G. A. R to the partisan basis.
The effort will justly fail. 1t will not
york with Democrats, will disgust Re
'ublicans, and prove to be a great bar
Ter to the future prosperity of the or
Another element of disturbance is the
Use of the George Labor Party in New
York. The Empire State is essential to
he successful candidate. Henry George
'olled regularly 10000 votes for the
Iayoralty, and now, as candidate for
ecretary of State expects to secure
10000. This movement receives the
arrest approval of the New York Tri-
une, which fancies that most of the
otes will come from the Democratic
arty. Which indicates, what Demo
rats have always claimed for the party,
nat it is the party of the people. The
esult of the present election, and the
ecision of Henry George as to entering
he Presidential race, become matters
great moment, when we reflect that
ew York was carried by Cleveland by
nly thousand votes. The Prohibi-
onist have made wonderful progress
many of the Southern States and
ay be encouraged to enter the national
ice next year. And, more, it is posi-
e that the coming Congress may raise
lie tariff question to the Importance of
main issue, place that has long been
reelected for it. Politics is indeed I'm
rtain.